Blake Lewis on Sanjaya: ‘I Was Never a Fan’ - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 04-01-2008, 02:45 PM

He may not have walked away with the American Idol title — but few who watched last season will forget Sanjaya Malakar. Turns out, castmate Blake Lewis didn’t even want the aspiring singer on the show. “I was never a fan of Sanjaya,” Lewis says in a new interview with a Jacksonville, Fla.-area radio station. In the interview, the Idol runner-up says that Malakar made for “terrible television” and even reveals that he was initially cut from the show.

http://tvwatch.people.com/2008/03/31...s-never-a-fan/

schoolmom · 04-02-2008, 10:51 AM

I don't think Blake had any right to trash Sanjaya that way. I was never a
Sanjaya fan, but I don't think that Blake had a right to gripe about how long
that Sanjaya stayed, while some of his (Blake's) friends were sent home. It
WAS NOT Sanjaya's fault! One of the few things I agree with Simon on is
that a lot of people turn this into a popularity contest, instead of a singing
competition. I truly believe THAT is what kept Sanjaya on so long! But
again, it wasn't his fault, so shut up, Blake! By the way, I was never a
fan of you, either!

04-01-2008, 02:45 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Blake Lewis on Sanjaya: ‘I Was Never a Fan’ He may not have walked away with the American Idol title — but few who watched last season will forget Sanjaya Malakar. Turns out, castmate Blake Lewis didn’t even want the aspiring singer on the show. “I was never a fan of Sanjaya,” Lewis says in a new interview with a Jacksonville, Fla.-area radio station. In the interview, the Idol runner-up says that Malakar made for “terrible television” and even reveals that he was initially cut from the show. http://tvwatch.people.com/2008/03/31...s-never-a-fan/
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04-02-2008, 10:51 AM	#2
schoolmom Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 11, 2007 Location: North Texas Posts: 85	I don't think Blake had any right to trash Sanjaya that way. I was never a Sanjaya fan, but I don't think that Blake had a right to gripe about how long that Sanjaya stayed, while some of his (Blake's) friends were sent home. It WAS NOT Sanjaya's fault! One of the few things I agree with Simon on is that a lot of people turn this into a popularity contest, instead of a singing competition. I truly believe THAT is what kept Sanjaya on so long! But again, it wasn't his fault, so shut up, Blake! By the way, I was never a fan of you, either!